Chapter 1 The Invasion Starts Here
The speedboat quickly approached this seemingly large city. In fact, it was already considered a large city. The main reason was that Essinger was so big that when everyone saw other cities, they felt like rural areas! The speedboat was not attacked by port artillery. The United States and China are not hostile in the game settings, and the coastal defense batteries will not automatically attack Chinese ships. It would be different if it were a Japanese port. The two countries are in a hostile relationship, and the coastal defense guns in all system cities will automatically attack the other country's ships.
When our speedboat entered the port, we found that most of the people parked here were small boats. It seemed that there was no fleet garrison in this port, which was beneficial to our landing. After landing, I first observed the style of the port. The architecture here is very different from that in China. It looks like the port during the Columbus voyage, with an all-wooden structure. Probably because this is not an important port!
After we landed, the speedboat returned to the fleet. Anyway, we could fly back at such a small distance. Besides, the homing pigeon was still slipping in Su Mei's hand. If anything happened, we could just release the pigeon.
Because it was night, there were very few people in the port. Not only the players were asleep, but there were also very few NPCs. We originally planned to go find an NPC to discuss it, but as soon as we left the trestle, we suddenly heard the sound of bullets hitting the ground.
A group of guys dressed like Western cowboys jumped down from the steps above the harbor. The guy in the lead was holding a strange-shaped thing in his hand, and it was still smoking. This thing should be a gun, but its shape is really weird. Its main feature is that it is relatively large. Judging from his one-handed use, this should be a pistol, but its size has almost caught up with a machine gun, and it is made of a mixture of wood and metal.
"Could that be a gun?" Zhenhong asked softly.
Su Mei said: "It looks like a firecracker, and it's very old-fashioned!"
"You?" The guy who fired the gun pointed at us with the unknown weapon: "Where did it come from?"
This guy spoke English, but our translation system was already turned on. "Can we ask about your identity first?" Rose was more polite.
"I'm the Sheriff here. Who are you?"
"Sheriff?" Everyone was stunned.
Sumei shouted: "He is the captain of the city patrol!"
After saying this, everyone has realized that the United States is indeed quite different from ours.
I stood up and said, "That's right, we are a caravan from the east."
The guy who called himself Sheriff didn't let me finish my sentence and said arrogantly: "Caravan? I think you look like pirates."
Although what he said was "nonsense", we do occasionally work part-time as pirates, but of course we can't admit it now. "How can we be pirates? You see, here are only women and children. Pirates always need some strong men!" I said as I walked up to him and hooked his shoulder: "We are definitely not pirates. , you have to trust us on this." As I said that, I put a bulging small bag into his hand without leaving any trace.
As soon as the guy felt the cold and smooth texture of the thin package in his hand and the crisp and clear collision sound like a wind chime, his eyes immediately changed and he looked at me. "Are you really not a pirate?"
"Of course not, how could we be pirates?"
The guy glanced at Rose and the others and then his expression suddenly changed: "I'm just telling you! You don't look like pirates as honest people. How could my chief police officer's eyesight be wrong?" This guy It's really faster to fall out than to read a book. After getting the money, his attitude suddenly changed 180 degrees.
I continued to pull him and said, "I still have something to discuss with the Sheriff, this...?" I glanced at his eyes, and then glanced at his men after he noticed my gaze.
He immediately understood what I meant: "You all should go back first. This gentleman and I still have something to say." As expected, he was a master. He understood what I meant with one look and dismissed all his men. After all his subordinates had left, he said, "Shall we find a place to sit down and talk?"
"That's great."
We followed him to a bar he was familiar with. The wooden structure had the feel of an American western movie. The police sergeant was very familiar with this bar and took us directly into the small room at the back. After everyone is seated, I will do the talking.
"To be honest with the sergeant, our caravan transported a lot of things here, intending to land here and transport them to the mainland."
"So you have a big ship out there?"
"Not one ship, but many ships. In fact, it is a fleet, very many."
"That you……?"
I snapped my fingers and pointed forward. Shura Ziyi took out a large box from Fenglong Space, and then moved it to the table with Ziyue. This box is not very big, but it is very heavy. Put it on the table with a bang. I turned the box around, facing the Sheriff, then pulled the switch, and the lid popped open with a click.
"Wow..." The police chief was unprepared for the strong light flashing into his eyes. He rubbed it for a long time before he dared to look at the box again. With a twisted smile on his face, he reached into the box with his hands and stroked the shiny things, drooling.
This box contains crystals, diamonds, gold, pearls and some magic crystals. When selecting these products, we specifically looked for products with good gloss and translucency, and the colors were also specially matched. In addition, a special light-emitting device is installed under the box, which will emit a white light as soon as the box is opened. The light from the bottom of the box is repeatedly refracted and reflected by these colorful jewelry, and then a super fascinating flash appears, which can definitely make any money-loving person completely dizzy. As long as he faints, we will be able to do things easily.
After letting him admire it for about ten minutes, he suddenly pulled the box back and snapped the lid shut. As soon as the beautiful brilliance disappeared, the Sheriff, whose soul had already flown into the clouds, fell back to reality.
"Do you think these things are satisfactory to the Sheriff?"
"Satisfied!" The police chief nodded.
"Since the Sheriff is so satisfied, the Sheriff will definitely handle our matters as his own, right?"
"Of course!"
"That's easy." I started to get to the point: "Our fleet is very large, and we plan to land tonight to transport all the goods ashore. However, we have many ships, and ordinary ports dare not pick them up, so I found you here Here we come. As long as you let us safely unload all the cargo and people on the ship, you will have done me a great favor."
He looked at the box my men were pressing and said with some embarrassment: "It would be okay if there were less, but you have so many ships...the mayor...and my men...do you think...?"
I snapped my fingers again, and two identical boxes were moved onto the table. Three boxes lined up in a row, the table and the police chief's heart almost couldn't bear the weight. "Any question?"
The Sheriff's head immediately shook like a rattle: "Absolutely no problem, just give me ten minutes and I'll help you get everything done." He rushed out the door like a whirlwind, but ran back after a few seconds: "Do you want a porter? ?”
"Need not."
"Then wait for me here. I'll be back soon...wait for me!" The police chief ran away quickly, hearing screams from the tables, chairs and benches along the way.
Rose waited until the voice was far away before she started to say: "A country that puts money first is not without its advantages. At least as long as you have money, you will have a good life."
Su Mei said disdainfully: "That guy looked arrogant at first, but a small wallet made him treat you like a brother, and then he turned into a lapdog when he saw these boxes!"
"It's just that personal values are different. His love of money is his freedom." Yingquan didn't dislike the police chief at all.
I opened my mouth to interrupt their conversation. If I continued like this, they would probably start a fight. "Anyway, he helps us solve the problem we need most. Everyone has his price. The price of the sheriff is a box of jewelry, and the price of a hero is the respect of others. This is their values. What we need to do It’s about recognizing the correct value of each person and giving them fair compensation.”
"Like treating this police chief?" Su Mei asked.
"Of course." I replied affirmatively: "He needs money, so we give him money, as long as he can do things for us."
"What about us?" Su Mei asked.
"You are my friends. What you need is friendship rather than money. Although it is a bit rude to measure it this way, it is easier to understand."
Su Mei shook her head: "Interpersonal relationships are the only knowledge that I cannot master, because humans are too complex!"
"Don't be so strict with yourself." Zhenhong said, "When I was your age, I didn't even have one-tenth of the knowledge you have now."
Time passed quickly as everyone chatted. No matter what the police sergeant's character was, at least he was very efficient. Thirteen minutes later he ran back, and there was another European beside him.
"Where are you taking me to, Mr. Sheriff?" The guy was still wearing pajamas and was almost forced to come here by the Sheriff.
The Sheriff pulled him into our room and then stopped. "Sorry, it's a little slow."
The guy who was kidnapped in his pajamas was still yelling at the police chief: "What on earth did you idiot bring... me...!" His voice became smaller and smaller, and began to change into a language that he himself could not understand. . The reason, of course, was that I opened a box on the table.
This guy was obviously much more experienced than the Sheriff. He quickly recovered from the flash, but this speed was only relative to the Sheriff. "Excuse me, are you...?" The man in pajamas instinctively noticed that I was the central figure.
The police chief introduced us: "This is a great businessman, great navigator, great... that one from the far east! What is your name?" He hasn't asked my name yet.
"Purple sun."
"Mr. Ziri." He introduced the guy in pajamas again. "This is Mr. Rom, the mayor of this city."
It turned out that the police chief had summoned the mayor. Looking at the situation, it looked like he had kidnapped the mayor from his bed. "It turns out to be Mr. Mayor!" I showed only a small amount of politeness, because the box of jewelry was enough to keep me arrogant.
The mayor nodded and said, "Then why did Mr. Ziri ask the chief to come to me?"
"That's it." The police chief rushed to say: "Mr. Ziri's caravan will unload the ships here and then transport the things to the mainland. His fleet is relatively large, and there are no procedures. I want to see if it is Isn’t it possible…?”
The mayor immediately understood what we meant. "The things you transport are more difficult?"
I nodded and opened the other two boxes. "The thing is actually very simple. Let us unload the goods secretly here. These three boxes of stuff are yours."
The mayor swallowed, then lowered his head and thought about it for a long time. In the end, the charm of jewelry finally defeated his reason. "I can blockade the harbor until daybreak. No one can enter the nearby area before then. You must be quick."
"There is no problem with this. My ship is very advanced and can unload cargo quickly."
"So can we start now?"
I picked up one of the boxes and placed it at their feet. "This is the deposit, and we will give you the rest when we leave the city."
"Okay. We'll make arrangements right now, and you should hurry up. It's only three hours until daybreak."
Money cleared the way, and we knocked out the two supervisory NPCs in this small city. The next thing will be easier to handle. The police chief can do things quickly with money. A large number of policemen were mobilized to block the port. Even the hills overlooking the port were guarded. We sent out homing pigeons for the fleet to come and unload.
When the huge Tyrant and Eternity entered the port, the Sheriff and the Mayor were still shocked. The huge port was almost half occupied by the two battleships. This was because the two battleships came in vertically. If If you approach the shore sideways, you won’t be able to get in!
The method of unloading we adopted was not to dock every ship, but to bring the warships together to form a pontoon, and everyone passed the two giant ships in front and went ashore. Although we brought a lot of equipment with us this time, we had 7,000 people here after all, so we moved things very quickly. The only problem is that the port is too small. We can't all squeeze into the port together. The unloaded items need to leave the city immediately. As a result, some of us have to separate some people to go outside the city to see things.
The entire unloading process lasted more than two hours, and it was almost daylight when we finally finished. The fleet did not dare to stay here longer, and turned around and left as soon as the people were finished. With the speed of our battleships, there would be no problem as long as we did not encounter the enemy head-on.
Hongyan is the most troublesome thing in this unloading. He definitely can't come down directly. Besides, the Great White Shark cannot enter the port. The deep-water port is still too shallow for it. We let the Jaws float on the high seas, and then Hong Yan left the Jaws and lifted directly into the sky from the sky into U.S. territory.
It was already bright when we left this port city. Fortunately, not many people were online in the early morning. The large group of people quickly left the city and moved inland. Everyone in our guild has Fenglong, so when we came out this time, most of the things were shipped in Fenglong space. The only things that needed to be transported directly were those damn large machinery and artillery. These things could have been put into the Temple of the Earth Mother, but the Earth Mother was firmly opposed to placing the cannons in her garden, so they had to be transported manually. Moreover, these things are too big. There is no way to pass such strange-shaped things through the entrance of Fenglong Space, so they can only be transported by horse-drawn carriages.
When coming out of Essinger, everyone specially prepared a large number of four-wheeled carriages, and all items that could not be put into Fenglong Space were transported in these carriages. Anyway, we have plenty of labor. With so many steel claws, are we afraid that no one will pull the cart?
Rose and I rode on Ye Ying's back, looked at the motorcade behind us and said, "Why do I feel like we are on the run?"
Da Guofan, who was riding a wild boar, said from the side: "This is not called an escape, but a pioneering team. This is how the United States developed in the past."
"Do you know much about American history?"
"I watched this on TV."
Su Mei rode her steel claws to catch up a few steps: "Then you'd better watch less TV in the future."
"Why?" Big Pot Rice still didn't know why.
"Because they are all wrong." I said: "These literary and artistic works, whether they are movies, TV shows, books or comics, generally make some modifications to history in order to achieve entertainment and artistic effects, and some are even completely fictional things. If you read them all Seriously, that would be troublesome!”
"Does this still make sense? I thought what was on TV was history!"
"Alert!" The sudden voice on the guild channel made everyone quiet down.
Of course, it is impossible for a team as big as ours to just run around on the ground in such a confused manner. A large number of aerial scouts have been arranged in the sky. If a large number of people are likely to meet with our team, they will notify us in advance to avoid it. The avoidance is not because of fear of Americans, but because of fear of wasting time. We don’t have a city in the United States, so we can go back to China as soon as we pass the exam.